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Bill Clinton: Brentwood Park, California October 2, 1999 Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I've already been to the ANGLE…

On the recordOctober 2, 1999
Brentwood Park, California October 2, 1999 Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, I've already been to the ANGLE dinner tonight. We had a wonderful time. I've looked forward to coming to Rob and Michele's place; they've been so great to me and to Hillary all these years. But it's 2 o'clock on my body clock--[laughter]--and I'm reduced to being Gray Davis' straight man. [Laughter] I mean, it's humiliating enough to think about leaving office, you know--[laughter]--trading in ``Hail to The Chief'' for a rap. [Laughter] I mean, if President Reagan could be an actor and become a President, if Michael Douglas is your next choice, maybe I could become an actor. [Laughter] And I've got a good pension; I can work cheap, which is unusual around here. [Laughter] I told Mel Brooks when I met him, that I was so thrilled. I mean, I got to see Carl and meet Mel and tell him I've read ``The 2000 Year Old Man'' book and gotten all my laughs. I have a videotape of ``Blazing Saddles,'' and I watch it every 6 months whether I need to or not. [Laughter] I told him, you know, all the Republicans, they've been fighting over what to do about Pat Buchanan now that he's got this interesting interpretation of World War II. [Laughter] And I suggested that Mel might put him in a remake of ``The Producers.'' That would be a good thing to do with Pat Buchanan.…
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